After returning from the EXHIBITOR Show in Las Vegas last week, I’ve come to the (mixed) conclusion that the trade show industry isn’t dead. It’s just trying to figure things out before moving on. The good news is that I sat in classes that had anywhere from 100 to 140 people. Of those people (as
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There are a number of popular press stories lately on social media. Mainstream writers, who haven’t already discovered the tool, are now just getting into it and writing about it. And discovering interesting things about themselves, the tools and the reaction to the whole trend. My neighbor, Rick Wamre, the publisher of Advocate Magazine (www.advocatemag.com)
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This past week at the EXHIBITOR Show in Las Vegas, I had a real lesson in remembering and being remembered. Walking down the aisle in the trade show part of the event, I passed by a company I have known since I started producing trade shows. And who should stride out from the booth but
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The end of a first day of a conference usually means a welcome reception. At this year’s Exhibitor’s show in Vegas, it was a good group fueled by fresh ideas and conversation. Remember a few guidelines when working a room: Be polite, listen and share Always have business cards Spend more time talking and meeting
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After Day 1 of the 2010 Exhibitor’s Show, I am again reminded just how lucky we are to have some of the personalities we have in this industry. I would say “characters”, but I want to be fair and balanced here. they all have character, but are certainly not caricatures. “Trade Show” Bob Milam, “Booth
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Off the plane last night and safely set up at my hotel, I’m off this morning to Mandalay Bay and the 2010 edition of the Exhibitor’s Show. I’m here all week to report on and keep up with the latest in education, trends and networking associated with the trade show and events industry. First up
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When I got off the airport parking shuttle yesterday, the drive was there to help me with my bag. The question came up that will come up all this week as I travel to the Exhibitor’s Show in Las Vegas: How to tip and how much? There are all kinds of guidelines, but the easiest
It is a time and a realization that comes to all of us: is our Rome burning? That is to say, is our world changing in front of us? Layoff, job change, divorce, pending breakup–and we aren’t paying attention? Or at least paying enough attention? For all we know, we may be doing just the
It isn’t often in this world that we get to do something unique or try something different or invent something. Especially when that something is our job. I have been particularly blessed in this regard over the past 3 years to work for a company that allowed me to do just that. When Zachry Associates
Loyalty is a fleeting if not non-existent thing these days. However, it shouldn’t be to relentless networkers or anyone else. It is the secret sauce, the dilithium crystals, the thing that powers all we do. That and honesty. Case in point: my own transition experience. Recently, my current employer changed my status with them. That
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